The Cloud

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Clouds. Well, ask me the difference between a stratus cloud and a cirrus cloud, and I can give you an answer. (Stratus clouds are low-lying grayish clouds, and cirrus clouds are high and wispy looking). But Google Drive and Microsoft One Drive, not so much. Yes, Dropbox has been downloaded on my computer for some time, and I know how to put a document in it. Go me! Honestly, when it comes to "the cloud," I feel a little like the executive in this YouTube video.

The Onion. "HP Offers 'That Cloud Thing Everyone Is Talking About.'" Online video clip. YouTube. 29 July 2012. Web. 1 Feb 2016.

I have been paying for Carbonite - a little over $3 per month - to back up my computer, but perhaps that is no longer necessary. If I no longer use Carbonite, what are my options? PC Mag offers these suggestions, and Cloud News Daily lists the Top 20 cloud providers. Top 20? Now, that can make it confusing.

Doing a little googling, one can compare the free services of cloud providers. Here is a little info about some of my cloud options:

Name of Service	Free Storage Capacity	Upgrade price for more storage
Google Drive	7 GB	100GB for $1.99/month, 1TB for $9.99/month
Microsoft One Drive	5 GB	100GB for $1.99/month, 200GB for $3.99/month, 1TB for $6.99/month
Dropbox.com	2 GB	$9.99/1000 GB
Hightail (formerlyYousendit.com)	5 spaces	$15.00/month
Box	10GB	100GB/$10.00month